Israel charges two over betting on military operations
World • 3d ago
A civilian and a military reservist were suspected of placing bets on future military operations.
Two Israelis have been charged with allegedly using classified military information to place bets on Polymarket, authorities said.
The Defence Ministry, Shin Bet security service and the police issued a joint statement on Thursday, saying a civilian and a military reservist were suspected of placing bets on the US-based prediction market on future military operations based on information that the reservist had access to.
The statement said that the State Prosecutor’s Office decided to indict them for serious security offences, as well as on charges of bribery and obstruction of justice.
The military said an investigation found that “no operational damage was caused in the current incident...